Day 13: West Columbia to Home – 66 Miles – Busy Bee, Clifton By The Sea, and Welcome Home
by Jim Fox            Cycling Across Texas
I woke up early this morning, but I didn’t get on the road until about 10am. I had a bit of a headwind from the north and northeast, but it wasn’t too bad. Most of my route today would be along highway 35. First to Angleton and then to Alvin. What remained after that would be roads that I’m very familiar with and ride on regularly.

I made it into Alvin by about 12:30 and realized that I had all afternoon to ride the remaining 30 miles to home. With plenty of time, today was not a day for ‘lunch on the run’. I’d find a sit-down restaurant and relax a bit. There are plenty of restaurants in town, but there is one in particular that’s been a favorite of mine for about 15 years…The Busy Bee Cafe. My route along highway 35 went right next to there, so I figured it was meant to be…Busy Bee, here I come. After about 12 drink refills and a good sandwich, I was on the road again. (Note to self: go back there sometime and have some homemade pie.)

Another 10-12 mile ride and I would be in Dickinson….home of the Gatorzillas, FIRST Robotics Team, #2936. I stopped in at the school for a few minutes to say hello to the team and then got…

Early Morning Houston Ride
by texaggs                www.bikeforums.net
I have to do most of my training at 4 or 5 in the a.m. I was trying to see if anyone knows of any group rides at that time. I prefer it to be on the west side of Houston since that would be closer to home.
Thanks.

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Mount Locke Race
by Roy and Christine            Pedal Pushers

Destination: McDonald Observatory
Mount Locke Race
Sunday September 16, 2012…

I've been telling people I had to work today, but what I really did was get the shift started, go for a 60 mile ride, then lock up.

— Jeff C. (@331miles) September 22, 2012

Best Bike Rides in #Texas, 2nd (Best Bike Rides Series) Review http://t.co/lkjCEoH5 #guidebooks #cycling

— bigley (@gymsinleeds) September 22, 2012

At 29 mile mark getting on Ferry @ConquerTheCoast – great team ride today with #AFCT Texas. #USAF #cycling pic.twitter.com/c2bxQDs7

— Steve Soliz (@ssoliz67) September 22, 2012

Evening Session, Sprint Finals (Danny Robertson going for gold!), Scratch Finals (Jessica Prinner going for… http://t.co/GrHLB0HO

— MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) September 22, 2012

Great tribute. RIP Iris: http://t.co/mvyw4uaP

— CyclingATX (@CyclingATX) September 22, 2012

Ride Houston's Metrorail for free tomorrow, Sept 23! Remember you can bring your bike onboard. Details here: http://t.co/AMolfMVb

— BikeTexas (@BikeTexas) September 22, 2012

Also @texascycling too! #collnats speaking of whom, just finished up a solid women's team pursuit.

— USAC Collegiate (@USACcollegiate) September 22, 2012

Wrapped a 20-miler with @ageekmom on what turned out to be a pretty hot Sept day! http://t.co/mtaY1OrJ

— Justin Moore (@bikegeek) September 22, 2012

Much respect to charity rides (I'm doing one next month), but most should all be called Tour de Poorly Fitted Helmets and Bikes.

— Jeff C. (@331miles) September 22, 2012

Put a new freehub on my @williamscycling System 30 wheel, and it's rolling like a champ. Can't wait to ride on the wheelset in the AM.

— Jeff C. (@331miles) September 23, 2012

Nicole Brady and Hannah Clark were track noobs just two years ago. This weekend they represented Alkek, Texas and… http://t.co/WbBmANQX

— Alkek Velodrome (@AlkekVelodrome) September 23, 2012